New Creedence Clearwater Revival Complete Studio Albums 7 LP's

I don't know abou this box, it may be excellent, but I have the Analogue Production LPs and my advice would be to get them, even if you have to sell a kidney to raise the money.

 

I'm so happy to have all the originals and not have to go threw all this BS you guys go threw nowadays.

 

I have not heard ALL of the "original" issue LP's. But - IMO, the ones I have heard sound inferior, even to 80's reissues.

 

lol. I have no idea because I'm not familiar with his work. However, I AM familiar with the Gray/Hoffman team and like their work, so always a safe bet for me.

Here is a 2013 interview I found with Paul Blakemore. His comments regarding Vinyl are near the bottom of the page. From the way it reads to me, I would guess the CCR Vinyl Box he mastered was most likely cut from Digital.

http://www.uaudio.com/blog/artist-interview-paul-blakemore/

 

See my post above. My guess would be cut from Digital.

 

Well, it looks more like an advertisement than an interview.

 

That's because the ones you probably heard were played to death.

 

Yup, they have a bar code on the back.

Pendulum is not a gatefold.

 

From that photo, the covers look like reproductions of the original sleeves, done using scans/photos of the albums, rather than the original separations for the cover art. A little lacking in detail.

Is this correct, or are they better than they look in that photo?

 

They look better than in the picture.

Here's a couple pictures comparing my original (on left) to the box set one (on right). Again it's hard to tell from the pictures.

The new ones don't look as glossy as the originals.

 

Bar codes are fugly. I should change my name to Barcode Crusader. They look so unnatural and make these albums look so cheap!!! Who the hell thought it was a good idea to use them on records, huh???

 

Inventory control. Retail loves that.

 

Thanks John. Great pics!! I really hate barcodes on LP covers. Why not include them on the shrink wrap. Besides, the box already has a barcode, so why on every LP??? Anyway, barcodes on new reissues seem to be the norm raher than the exception

 

odio ser pobre yo amo a creedence quiero uno asi

 

Don't quote me on this, but I would have to guess that-like most of UMe's Back To Black offerings, this new CCR box was likely pressed somewhere in Europe.

 

DEFINITELY agreed! I went through TWO 1st or 2nd pressings of "Cosmo's" as well an original 1st-pressing "Green River" and '68 debut. And they all sounded okay at best, muddy at worst. I did replace my original "Cosmo's Factory" with an early-80's reissue that bore a re-creation of the "Full Radial Stereo" blue Fantasy label, and it sounded FANTASTIC. I also recently picked up the 2014 140g reissues of both that and "Green River" (which were said to be plated from the masters used for the 200g "Absolute" AP box set), and they sound fairly good as well (STILL better than the 1st-pressings). Either way, since I have always been satisfied for the most part with every UMe/Back To Black reissue I've picked up ever since they launched the series more than 6 years ago, and I don't feel like pawning everything I own to get the super-expensive and hard-to-find AP box, I've decided to throw in my lot with the new CCR box.

 

I have Cosmo's Factory and Willy and The Poorboys both from the new Fantasy re-issues and Analog. The latter gives a richer, better balanced sound, overall and the pressings are simply much better. Also, some may not care about things like this but the Fantasy copies both have linear tears by the center hole of the label. The labels on the Analog copies are flawless. I don't know about these as boxed sets, but when purchased individually, there's only about a 5 dollar difference which may be well worth it.

 

I got the universal box set today. I would have liked to have got the AP Hoffman one, but it was a financial decision. Getting it to Australia is not cheap with freight and the exchange rate is not cheap. Basically add 20 -25% plus expensive freight.

A retailer had one at a Boxing Day sale and it was 180 AUD, which is good.

It got a really good review here: http://www.express.co.uk/entertainm...nce-Clearwater-Revival-Complete-Studio-Albums

If it's as good as this reviewer is banging on about I will be a happy camper.

If anyone is interested I can check out my original Cosmos and compare it to this re-issue and post a review.

 

Well, I have listened to the box set, and I have to say, IMHO it sounds outstanding.

Can't fault it from a sonic point of view. The Cosmos factory sound considerably better than my original. Fatter and warmer. It's hard to imagine it sounding better.

If the AP version of this box set is better it must be really good... Hope to get the chance to hear that version one day

 

I've got all of the DCCs. Are these 'latest and greatests' better? As heard in other postings out here, I'm a big
sucker on remastered rereleases, but have tired from such based on the credible findings from others out here
on this very wonderful Hoffman site.... I've got all of the Japanese released K2 remasters as well, which sound
really well minus the upper midrange and treble favoring......

 

Great pics, could you post the deadwax info please!

JG

 

My wonderful wife indulged me for Xmas. Simply superb.

 

Nice! Any chance you could indulge us with pics of the actual vinyl from this box spinning on your 'table? I know that, either way, come hell or high water, I will not BOTHER with searching high and low for the AP box, only to pay both arms and legs for it. THIS box set will be mine!

 

Wow. Is the AP box gone already, again? That's too bad because it is really good. I'm so glad I grabbed one even though at the time it seemed like a lot of money. I ended up with 59/2500. Probably the lowest number I've gotten on any release. Barring that, I'll bet this set is a good way to go.

 

I'll post the deadwax info and pics of the vinyl on the turntable tomorrow.

It is a nice set.